Features Archives - Havana Times

In these 27 images I try to show a current Havana, from a style that for many may be nostalgic, melancholic, but above all beautiful.

Cuba’s Gov. Bets on Transgenic Crops to Combat Shortages

The Cuban gov. turns to GMO crops to combat its decreasing food production. Not everyone agrees…

When I first heard Bob Dylan’s Ring Them Bells song, I was impressed with its poetic, biblical, human bearing.

There are 12,767 bodega stores across the country; it is a retail network with great potential but not paid much attention to.

“SafeBoda, SafeBoda, who needs a helmet?” she sings. “For those who feel cold, I have a coat for you,” referring to condoms.

Mother’s testimony confirms: “My boy said to them: Long Live a Free Nicaragua!” Luisa Rizo narrates what happened…

School attendance is low, and masks are obligatory, but there’s little control over physical distancing.

This album is a snapshot of the reality of Cuban rap, right now. It tells us about the problems that rappers…

Supportive actions include distributing hygiene and food kits, offering virtual medical consultations and free medicine.

It would be hard to say that the cards dealt Cuba justified reforms being put off for so long.